The Netherlands’ world-leading postnatal care facing crisis, unions warn
Kraamzorg system, where care assistants visit new mothers at home, is threatened by labour shortage and competitionA key pillar of Dutch maternity services that has led to the Netherlands being hailed as a world leader in postnatal care is under threat, healthcare unions in the country have warned.The Netherlands has long prided itself on its unique system of kraamzorg (maternity care), whereby a maternity care assistant comes to a new family’s home for eight days after a baby’s birth, caring for mother and infant. Continue reading...
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Kraamzorg system, where care assistants visit new mothers at home, is threatened by labour shortage and competition
A key pillar of Dutch maternity services that has led to the Netherlands being hailed as a world leader in postnatal care is under threat, healthcare unions in the country have warned.
The Netherlands has long prided itself on its unique system of kraamzorg (maternity care), whereby a maternity care assistant comes to a new family’s home for eight days after a baby’s birth, caring for mother and infant. Continue reading...
